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Chapter 730 Retreat

The clouds are overshadowing the abundance, and all nations come to pay tribute.

Compared to the joyous Shangshou District, the neighboring Envoy District is much quieter.

The atmosphere in each museum can even be described as depressing.

"My Lord," someone in the Wanxiang Pavilion lowered his voice, "Do you think the new Emperor Yunchui will summon us?"

Ban Chai said nothing, but just kept stroking his gray beard.

After a long while, when almost all his men had turned their eyes away, he gently shook his head.

"The Honglu Temple is under the Ministry of Rites. It's great that we can meet the officials of the Ministry of Rites from Yunchui today."

As for being summoned by Emperor Taixi, it is probably impossible.

Ugh.

"What a pity." There were sighs of regret all around.

Their envoys stationed in Xingji City were already well aware of Ren Ning's past experiences and style of doing things.

As a noble of a small country, I felt fear and at the same time, I couldn't help but yearn for it.

It was a pity that although they knew Ren Ning, they had never met him. They wanted to meet him when the ministers submitted the national festival and get to know this legendary emperor.

Ha ha.

A relaxed smile appeared on Banchai's lips.

"Everyone, for us in Wanxiang, it doesn't matter whether Emperor Taixi summons us or not."

"What you said is right, Doctor Qing." The subordinates beside him nodded in agreement.

Most of the time, Wanxiang and Yunchui are on good terms, with border exchanges and intermarriage between border residents.

Even Li Hezhu, the only imperial concubine of the current Yunchui Empire.

When she was in Guangxin County in the south, she would attend the Songkran Festival almost every year and have fun with the border residents of Vientiane.

Not to mention the current queen.

When Yingpan returned to Xingji City from Guangxin County, she personally gave Qian Liang two pieces of amber the size of a baby's fist.

And those two lost pearls came from their Vientiane.

In fact, the two sides have some connection.

In addition, when Wei Junqian, Yuan Xingwen and others led their troops to attack Nanfeng a few years ago, Wanxiang also lent a helping hand.

Even now, he is still fighting with the Crown Prince of Nambong in the south.

Therefore, both in public and private, no matter what foreign policy the newly enthroned Emperor Taixi adopts, it is estimated that it will have little impact on their affairs.

But some countries may be feeling uneasy.

Thinking of this, Banchai looked to the right with a grin.

Envoys from Baekje and Yamato were stationed there.

Baekje Pavilion.

Some people looked at the message just sent from China and felt indignant.

Outrageous.

Since ancient times, the relationship between Baekje and Unchui has been as thick as blood.

  Especially during the reign of Emperor Changxing, Baekje married off daughters to Yunchui;

When Baekje was in trouble, Yunchui rushed to help from afar regardless of reward or loss.

Who would have thought that as soon as Emperor Changxing passed away, Wei Junqian and Xiao Zheng changed their usual behavior and became aggressive.

In his words and actions, he insisted that Baekje do something to compensate Yunchui for his losses...

This forced the king of the country to almost pluck out all his beard.

This is really outrageous. People like Wei Junqian are a disgrace to the elegance and grandeur of the Yunchui Empire since ancient times.

"My Lord, this is not enough..."

Someone nearby couldn't help but tremble as he held the information in his hands.

What is the compensation that Wei Junqian and the others want...

No one knew when, but the few military generals capable of fighting in Baekje disappeared.

For example, Jiang Xuesong and Wu Siyuan.

Until later, someone saw him with a few capable men, appearing in Yunchui territory west of Beihai Pass...

"Emperor Taixi not only wants our money but also wants to steal our talents."

"That's right, this new emperor is really a piece of shit."

"My Lord, when the new emperor summons us, we must raise our objections to Yunchui."

"Shut up," the Baekje envoy warned, glaring, "I know what to do."

He lowered his voice and said, "Also, don't forget where this is. Be careful, walls have ears."

When everyone in the hall reacted, their faces turned pale and they didn't dare to say another word.

Not far from Baekje-gwan is Yamato-gwan. Baekje-gwan is still somewhat popular, but here is completely dead.

Everyone stared at Hashimoto in the middle, seeming to be unable to speak.

Hashimoto knew what they wanted to ask, but after touching the letter in his pocket and thinking about the situation on the battlefield in the east, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It is not easy to get through negotiation what you cannot get on the battlefield.

Moreover, given the current situation in their country, they probably don’t even have the qualifications to negotiate with Yunchui.

I don't know how long it was before there was a slight disturbance outside.

The guard who was following them came jogging back.

"Doctor, minister, the Minister of the Honglu Temple and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites are coming to the envoy area."

  hum~

There was an uproar in all the halls, and the ministers from various countries perked up and prepared to welcome him.

Hashimoto felt depressed.

The only one who came this time was the Minister of Rites, so he probably wouldn't be able to see Emperor Taixi.

Amidst the chaos, two Yunchui officials, accompanied by a large group of subordinates, entered the envoy area.

The group walked towards the Omnipresent Pavilion almost without hesitation.

When Banchai and others learned about this, they were extremely excited and proud.

However, someone soon frowned.

"Doctor Qing, they...seem to have come empty-handed."

According to Yunchui's past practice, whenever neighboring countries submitted letters of credence or even expressed a few words of flattery, they would usually receive generous gifts in return.

Sometimes, those gifts in return can even be said to be priceless...

"Shut up." Banchai frowned, "We'll talk about it later."

"Yes." The subordinate next to him quickly shut his mouth and dared not say anything more.

Soon, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and two others entered the Vientiane Pavilion, and Banchai and others hurried to greet them.

The two sides meet from time to time and can be considered acquaintances of each other.

After some polite business exchanges, Banchai first presented the letter of credence from Vientiane.

"Lord Li, Lord Luo, this is a letter from our country, please accept it."

he gushed.

"My Wanxiang is connected to Yunchui by mountains and rivers. The friendship between our two countries is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. My king deeply respects Yunchui's culture and traditions, and hopes to meet His Majesty Taixi one day..."

After complimenting them for a long time, Banchai secretly stuffed a heavy bag of silver into each of the two men.

He lowered his voice.

"My Lords, your Majesty has just ascended the throne and is as bold as a tiger. I wonder...what instructions do you have for my king?"

Li and Luo looked at each other, but neither of them refused the money from Ban Chai.

"To be honest, my emperor is highly respected and has made brilliant achievements in battle. He is like a god both in the court and among the people. As long as your majesty points the way, I, Yunchui, will surely move forward courageously..."

They laughed as they looked at Banchai and the others whose faces turned stiff.

"As for what your majesty thinks about the southern border, as your subjects, we dare not make random guesses..."

Ban Chai almost rolled his eyes, but luckily he remembered clearly who was in front of him, so he managed to hold it back.

Li and Luo understood what was going on, so they laughed and lowered their voices.

"But we are old friends, so let's just talk about our own thoughts, Doctor Qing, just listen to them, don't take it to heart."

"I'd like to hear the details." Banchai nodded repeatedly and pretended to listen attentively.

cough.

Minister Li coughed lightly.

"Your Majesty is feared by the world and has the world in his heart. In front of many court officials, Your Majesty has said more than once that those who are friendly with me will live a good life, and those who provoke me will not have a peaceful life in the future."

Having said this, the two of them raised their heads at the same time and glanced at the western sky intentionally or unintentionally.

"Of course, of course." Ban guessed it and breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, we both think that it would be best for your country to withdraw the troops deployed near Guangxin by thirty miles."

And you are not allowed to approach the border without permission.

Of course, Li and Luo did not say this.

“This…” Ban Chai’s face froze.

Thirty miles is not far, but Vientiane has such a small territory that if we retreat further, there will be no need to defend it.

Li Luo and the others were not surprised and still had smiles on their faces.

"My Lord, General Yuan of Zhennan Pass hopes to have a stable southern border. Thirty miles is the minimum requirement."